Space – Page 11 of 92

Illustration: Three spacecraft planned by companies in AWS Space Accelerator program

Apr 18, 2023, 2:00 AM

Amazon Web Services gets set to ignite space accelerator program’s third stage

The 14 startups selected for Amazon Web Services’ third annual AWS Space Accelerator program include a company that’s building 3D-printed… Read More

Apr 11, 2023, 6:00 AM

Microsoft Azure enlists generative AI to help Pentagon look for satellite imagery

Can a chatbot help Pentagon planners find the satellite data they need to understand what’s happening in a global hotspot?… Read More

Illustration: Nyx radioisotope-powered propulsion system

Apr 6, 2023, 2:05 PM

USNC-Tech wins NASA funding to flesh out proposal for nuclear deep-space probe

Seattle-based USNC-Tech has gotten the green light from NASA to continue development of a rapid-response spacecraft that would use a… Read More

Illustration: Nuclear thermal propulsion system

Apr 5, 2023, 9:00 AM

How power is blazing a trail for America’s space effort — and for nuclear startups

As more and more hardware goes into Earth orbit, and eventually to the moon and Mars, where will the power… Read More

SpaceX employees cheering at Redmond satellite facility

Mar 30, 2023, 10:55 AM

‘Redmond Space District’ celebrates the Northwest’s hotspot for satellite industry

REDMOND, Wash. — This Seattle-area suburb has played a role in the space industry for more than a half-century, but… Read More

Mar 24, 2023, 11:24 AM

Blue Origin traces launch failure to engine nozzle and says flights will resume ‘soon’

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says a launch anomaly that forced the suspension of its suborbital spaceflights last September… Read More

Flames from liftoff of Relativity Space's Terran 1 rocket

Mar 22, 2023, 8:53 PM

Relativity Space launches 3D-printed Terran 1 rocket but falls short of orbit

More than seven years after it was founded in a Seattle co-working space, Relativity Space launched its first 3D-printed rocket… Read More

Mar 22, 2023, 8:22 PM

NRO awards contracts to Xplore and five other hyperspectral imaging companies

The National Reconnaissance Office awarded study contracts to six companies offering — or planning to offer — satellite images of… Read More

Illustration: Lynk Global satellite coverage footprint for Mongolia demostration

Mar 16, 2023, 5:57 PM

FCC plans to set up a new framework for connecting satellites with smartphones

The Federal Communications Commission plans to set up a new regulatory framework to facilitate hookups between satellite operators and wireless… Read More

Amazon's Dave Limp with Kindle and Kuiper antenna

Mar 14, 2023, 7:50 AM

‘Open for business’: Amazon shows off antennas for its Kuiper satellite network

After years of development, Amazon is showing off the antennas it plans to use for its Project Kuiper satellite broadband… Read More

Kymeta team with flat-panel antennas for OneWeb

Mar 13, 2023, 8:02 PM

Satellite plans move ahead for Kymeta and OneWeb — and for SpaceX and T-Mobile

Redmond, Wash.-based Kymeta Corp. says it has completed its first shipment of electronically steered flat-panel antennas to OneWeb for that… Read More

Mar 10, 2023, 7:56 PM

NASA’s economic impact report card for Washington state highlights Blue Origin

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture leads the list of NASA’s Washington state contractors in a newly released analysis of… Read More

Illustration: Otter servicing vehicle docked to larger satellite in orbit

Mar 8, 2023, 9:00 AM

Starfish Space raises $14M to advance development of satellite servicing vehicles

Starfish Space, a Seattle-area startup founded by two veterans of Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture, has raised $14 million… Read More

Illustration: Stoke Space second stage in orbit

Mar 8, 2023, 7:00 AM

Godspeed, Stoke Space! Rocket startup gets John Glenn’s launch pad at the Cape

Kent, Wash.-based Stoke Space says it’s won the go-ahead to take over the Florida launch complex where John Glenn began… Read More

"Critical Mass" book cover illustration showing space station beyond moon

Mar 7, 2023, 10:22 AM

Fictional plans for building a space station beyond the moon reflect Jeff Bezos’ vision

If Jeff Bezos needs a blueprint for building a space station beyond the moon with ore from an asteroid, he… Read More

Mar 2, 2023, 4:53 PM

Study highlights concerns over satellite interference with Hubble observations

An analysis of more than 100,000 images from the Hubble Space Telescope, conducted with the aid of artificial intelligence and… Read More

Feb 20, 2023, 12:00 PM

Scientists create new types of salt crystals that could exist on Europa

A prime target in the search for extraterrestrial life is Europa, a moon of Jupiter that’s covered with a sheet… Read More

Solar cell made from simulated moon dirt

Feb 13, 2023, 6:45 PM

Blue Origin talks up technology that could eventually turn moon dirt into solar cells

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture isn’t just working on rockets and space stations: The Kent, Wash.-based company is also… Read More

Illustration: ESCAPADE probes orbiting Mars

Feb 9, 2023, 5:59 PM

Blue Origin wins an order from NASA for launch of Mars magnetosphere mission

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has won its first NASA order for a New Glenn rocket launch, with Mars… Read More

Illustration: Vulcan-Centaur rocket with Kuiper satellites

Feb 9, 2023, 10:31 AM

Amazon’s Kuiper satellites are good to go after FCC’s approval of orbital debris plan

The Federal Communications Commission says Amazon’s 3,236-satellite Project Kuiper constellation is fully cleared for deployment after the company filed an… Read More

Feb 2, 2023, 6:00 AM

Tiphaine Louradour launches a new stage of her career as CEO of Spaceflight Inc.

Space industry veteran Tiphaine Louradour is taking the helm as CEO of Spaceflight Inc., a launch and in-space transportation services… Read More

Jan 31, 2023, 8:32 AM

Science fiction focuses on the far future of terraforming, with a tie-in to today’s cities

Billionaires such as Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos dream of making Mars more like Earth, or seeing millions of people… Read More

Jan 25, 2023, 8:23 PM

Lauren Sanchez plans to lead an all-female crew on Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin spaceship

Lauren Sanchez is planning to follow in the footsteps of her billionaire boyfriend, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, by taking a… Read More

Illustration: Nuclear thermal rocket in space

Jan 24, 2023, 3:12 PM

NASA joins forces with DARPA on effort to demonstrate nuclear rocket for Mars trips

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has taken on NASA as a partner for a project aimed at demonstrating a… Read More

Jan 17, 2023, 6:25 PM

Fireball lights up the skies over Seattle

It’s cool to see a fireball — but even cooler to capture it on video. At least that’s the way… Read More

Jan 11, 2023, 10:55 AM

NASA’s Webb Space Telescope scores big at America’s premier astronomy meeting

It’s not yet clear whether the Seahawks will be in the Super Bowl, but Seattle is in the spotlight this… Read More

Illustration: Flying boat in Titan's skies

Jan 10, 2023, 2:27 PM

NASA provides funding for way-out space proposals, including a flying boat for Titan

NASA says it’ll distribute up to $2.45 million to 14 teams in support of experimental projects that would be right… Read More

Dec 30, 2022, 8:00 AM

From Artemis to Webb, take a look back — and a look ahead — at the year’s top trends in aerospace

A few years from now, we just might look back at 2022 as Year One for a new age in… Read More

Dec 21, 2022, 4:19 PM

NASA calls an end to Mars InSight lander mission, with Aerojet getting in on tributes

Four years after engineers cheered the landing of the robotic InSight spacecraft on Mars, NASA today declared an end to… Read More

Orion's view of lunar surface with a crescent Earth in the distant background.

Dec 5, 2022, 5:47 PM

NASA’s Orion spacecraft zooms around the moon and sets a course for splashdown

NASA’s Orion capsule fired its main engine for three and a half minutes today during a close approach to the… Read More